Evidence Points to Syrian Push for Nuclear Weapons

January 9, 2015

Author: 

Erich Follath

Publication: 

Der Spiegel

Western intelligence agencies believe that the Syrian government has renewed its nuclear program at an underground facility outside the city of Qusayr, called Marj as-Sultan.  Intelligence documents suggest that Syria is storing some 8,000 fuel rods at the facility, which may also house a reactor or an enrichment plant.  Members of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and North Korean engineers are believed to be involved in construction at the facility.